Employee stated that he was checking the fire sensor line. His buggy got stuck and he tried to push it and pulled something in his lower back and left knee.
#1Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2003–2007
- Latest incident
- Oct 2007
Reportable incidents
11 on file2007 · 2 incidents
Employee was bolting mine roof top and caught his finger between roof plate and mine top causing lacerations/cuts to left index finger.
2005 · 1 incident
Riding on a electric buggy when he hit his head on the roof causing injury to head, neck and back.
2004 · 5 incidents
EE WAS OPERATING A BUGGY WHEN HE SAW A SCOOP STUCK. HE GOT OFF THE BUGGY AND HELPED GET THE SCOOP UNSTUCK. WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING BACK TO HIS BUGGY, A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE BUSTING UP ROCK AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET.
EE WAS TAMPING A FEEDER HOLE WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT HIP THAT RADIATES DOWN HIS LEG AND CAUSES PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE TRAMMED A 482 SCOOP INTO THE #10 HEADING WHEN THE SCOOP QUIT. HE GOT OFF, TOOK THE PANEL BOARD OFF & BEGAN TO WORK ON CAPACITORS. HE STATES THERE WAS A FLASH OF LIGHT AND HE GOT A FACIAL BURN. EITHER DURING THAT TIME OR SOMETIME AFTER, AN IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE AREA TRAVELING ACROSS THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #10 TO #8 & OUTBY THE OPEN CROSSCUT A DISTANCE OF 2 CROSSCUTS.
EE WAS BACKING CUTTER OUT OF #10 HEADING AND RAN OVER LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF INJURING HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.
2003 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN RIB FELL INJURING RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO PLUG SCOOP BATTERIES IN AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE BENT A BOLT & HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT ON VACATION 6/29-7/7/03. RETURNED TO WORK 7/7 & WORKED 7/8. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF ACCIDENT 7/15/03.